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epididymis
Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
(
pl.
epididymides
) an elongated tubule running along the top and back of the testis that stores spermatozoa received from seminiferous tubules within the testis. It empties into the
vas deferens
.
—epididymal
adj.
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